PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – The No. 13 Plattsburgh State women's ice hockey team earned its first victory of the 2026-27 season on Saturday evening, cruising past Worcester State, 7-1, in a nonconference matchup at the Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena. The Cardinals also celebrated two historic teams, recognizing the 2006-07 and 2007-08 national championship squads as Teams of Distinction during the evening's Hall of Fame festivities.
Saturday's contest marked the first meeting between Plattsburgh State and Worcester State in program history, with both teams entering the matchup searching for their first win of the season. The Cardinals wasted little time establishing control, scoring three goals in the opening period to take a commanding lead.
Plattsburgh opened the scoring at 4:58 when senior Adriana Urban (Monroe, N.J.) found the back of the net off assists from senior Emily Kasprzak (Niagara Falls, N.Y.) and Lauren Waldo. Less than five minutes later, the Cardinals doubled their advantage on the power play, as sophomore Zoe Puc (West Palm Beach, Fla.) converted with help from Kasprzak and first-year Jeays Matz (Fern Beach, Fla.) at 9:51.
Urban added her second goal of the evening at 14:57, finishing a play set up by junior Kayson Ruegge and sophomore Piper Smith (Newnan, Ga.) to give the Cardinals a 3-0 advantage heading into the first intermission.
The Cardinals continued to build on their lead in the second period, adding two more goals to extend their advantage to 5-0. Kasprzak scored at 14:22 off an assist from sophomore Bailey MacKellar (Hamburg, N.Y.) before senior McKenzie Brown (Peru, N.Y.) found the back of the net at 19:13.6, with Kasprzak and Waldo picking up assists.
Worcester State got on the scoreboard early in the third period, as Leyla Tiernan scored an unassisted goal at 3:43 to make it a 5-1 contest. Plattsburgh responded with two additional goals to close out the evening. Brown recorded her second goal of the game at 14:07 before senior Maeghan Forsyth (Billings, Mont.) added the Cardinals' seventh goal at 15:17, finishing a play assisted by senior Sydnee Francis and Matz.
Plattsburgh finished the evening with seven goals on the scoreboard, including one power-play conversion on three opportunities. The Cardinals also held Worcester State scoreless on its lone power-play opportunity.
With the victory, the Cardinals improve to 1-1 overall on the season and will be back in action Friday as they open SUNYAC conference play against Morrisville.
